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Sazerac Company · 5 hours ago

Sanitation Technician

Sazerac Company is a leader in maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and safety across its facilities. The Sanitation Technician will ensure that all work areas, equipment, and surfaces are clean, sanitized, and compliant with industry regulations, playing a vital role in supporting the company's mission of cleanliness and safety.

Food and BeverageWine And Spirits
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Responsibilities

The Sanitation CIP Technician is responsible for maintaining clean equipment and food processing environment for the facility
Ensure correct CIP and cleaning processes used, and thorough inspection process completed for food safety all within standard times
The CIP operator is responsible for ensuring optimum quality products through completing proper cleanup and sanitation tasks by following regulatory standards, ensuring the product and process are both clean and sterile
The CIP Technician will follow all applicable GMP and Safety guidelines (including chemical handling) and will complete the needed tasks/duties as scheduled or when needed
Assemble and disassemble equipment for proper cleaning/sanitizing per manufacturer instructions
Operate the CIP (clean-in-place) system to clean and sanitize equipment, tanks, and pipelines
Complete basic preventive maintenance of gaskets, seals, O rings, plates, etc., on all product contact surfaces as needed by the Master Sanitation Schedule
Complete record keeping items such as, but not limited to, identifying cleaning cycle times on charts, measuring cleaning concentration, examining flow rates, assessing heat up temperature and sanitizing by chemical strengths
Perform the basic housekeeping to include clean floors, walls, ceiling, air vents, lights, etc., of the plant, equipment, and exterior of all equipment
Accomplish pre-operations check on all product contact surfaces including pumps, valves, agitators, alcoves, and clamps before startup
Collect required samples needed for Quality Assurance testing
Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible, and accurate format, and completed with required information
Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOP s
Follow all plant and department safety procedures
Follow all plant and department general sanitation procedures
Safe use and handling of hazardous chemicals
Safe use of scissor lift equipment, use of fall protection equipment
Safe use of electric walk behind hand jack, forklift to complete sanitation tasks
Continuous work in wet environment
Interaction with other departments, maintenance, operations, and upper management
Participation in productivity and continuous improvement projects
Maintain clean and organized working environment
Accurate documentation of CIP records and filler equipment cleaning
Operation of chemical foaming equipment
Disassembly and reassembly of manufacturing equipment
The CIP Technician will follow all applicable GMP and Safety guidelines (including chemical handling) and will complete the needed tasks/duties as scheduled or when needed
Follow plant and department allergen sanitation and isolation protocol and procedures
Place work orders through the automated Maintenance Work Order System
Setting up and prepping manufacturing equipment for CIP
Manual cleaning and sanitation of filler equipment and support equipment and environment
Pre-CIP and Post-CIP inspection of filler equipment
Verification swabbing for clean equipment
Verification of the cleaning and inspection of filler equipment for release to production
Participate in Root Cause investigations related to sanitation
Follow chemical titration procedures
Advanced knowledge of valve, pump, and instrumentation functionality
Advanced knowledge of CIP and sanitation functionalities
Ability to work in a demanding environment and effectively work in a team environment
Must be able to pass all pre-employment screens (including drug, background, and criminal checks)
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures
Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and clients
Familiarity with mechanical functions of all machines/equipment
Ability to wear a company-provided uniform

Qualification

CIP system operationGMP complianceChemical handlingPreventive maintenanceDocumentation skillsSafety proceduresMechanical familiarityTeamworkAttention to detailCommunication skills

Required

Must be able to lift fifty pounds
Assemble and disassemble equipment for proper cleaning/sanitizing per manufacturer instructions
Operate the CIP (clean-in-place) system to clean and sanitize equipment, tanks, and pipelines
Complete basic preventive maintenance of gaskets, seals, O rings, plates, etc., on all product contact surfaces as needed by the Master Sanitation Schedule
Complete record keeping items such as, but not limited to, identifying cleaning cycle times on charts, measuring cleaning concentration, examining flow rates, assessing heat up temperature and sanitizing by chemical strengths
Perform the basic housekeeping to include clean floors, walls, ceiling, air vents, lights, etc., of the plant, equipment, and exterior of all equipment
Accomplish pre-operations check on all product contact surfaces including pumps, valves, agitators, alcoves, and clamps before startup
Collect required samples needed for Quality Assurance testing
Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible, and accurate format, and completed with required information
Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOPs
Follow all plant and department safety procedures
Follow all plant and department general sanitation procedures
Safe use and handling of hazardous chemicals
Safe use of scissor lift equipment, use of fall protection equipment
Safe use of electric walk behind hand jack, forklift to complete sanitation tasks
Continuous work in wet environment
Interaction with other departments, maintenance, operations, and upper management
Participation in productivity and continuous improvement projects
Maintain clean and organized working environment
Accurate documentation of CIP records and filler equipment cleaning
Operation of chemical foaming equipment
Disassembly and reassembly of manufacturing equipment
The CIP Technician will follow all applicable GMP and Safety guidelines (including chemical handling) and will complete the needed tasks/duties as scheduled or when needed
Follow plant and department allergen sanitation and isolation protocol and procedures
Place work orders through the automated Maintenance Work Order System
Setting up and prepping manufacturing equipment for CIP
Manual cleaning and sanitation of filler equipment and support equipment and environment
Pre-CIP and Post-CIP inspection of filler equipment
Verification swabbing for clean equipment
Verification of the cleaning and inspection of filler equipment for release to production
Participate in Root Cause investigations related to sanitation
Follow chemical titration procedures
Advanced knowledge of valve, pump, and instrumentation functionality
Advanced knowledge of CIP and sanitation functionalities
Ability to work in a demanding environment and effectively work in a team environment
Must be able to pass all pre-employment screens (including drug, background, and criminal checks)
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures
Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and clients
Familiarity with mechanical functions of all machines/equipment
Ability to wear a company-provided uniform

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
FSA options
401k with employer matching
PTO
Free lunch on weekdays
Growth opportunities

Company

Sazerac Company

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The Sazerac Company is a privately held alcoholic beverages company.

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

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Leadership Team

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Jake Wenz
President & CEO
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Michael Metzger
Global CIO
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